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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
[[File:Radio Times.jpg|thumb|The three different covers of the ''Radio Times''.]] | [[File:Radio Times.jpg|thumb|The three different covers of the ''Radio Times''.]] | ||
* The end of [[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'' directly leads into this story. | * Working titles for this episode were ''The Dalek Project'' and ''The Dalek Tea Party''. | ||
*The end of [[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'' directly leads into this story. | |||
* In this episode, each Dalek was given a different title which corresponded with its armour colour, namely, [[Scientist Dalek|"Scientist" (orange)]], [[Strategist Dalek|"Strategist" (blue)]], [[Dalek drone|"Drone" (red)]], [[Eternal Dalek|"Eternal" (yellow)]] and [[Supreme Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)|"Supreme" (white)]]. | * In this episode, each Dalek was given a different title which corresponded with its armour colour, namely, [[Scientist Dalek|"Scientist" (orange)]], [[Strategist Dalek|"Strategist" (blue)]], [[Dalek drone|"Drone" (red)]], [[Eternal Dalek|"Eternal" (yellow)]] and [[Supreme Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)|"Supreme" (white)]]. | ||
** The red, blue and yellow Daleks were first revealed in the ''[[Radio Times]]'' and the colours were used to symbolise the different colours of the three major [[British]] political parties: [[Labour Party|Labour]] (red), [[Conservative Party|Conservative]] (blue) and [[Liberal Democrats]] (yellow). | ** The red, blue and yellow Daleks were first revealed in the ''[[Radio Times]]'' and the colours were used to symbolise the different colours of the three major [[British]] political parties: [[Labour Party|Labour]] (red), [[Conservative Party|Conservative]] (blue) and [[Liberal Democrats]] (yellow). | ||
* Initially, the new Daleks were going to replace those of the Davies-era Time War design, but due to polarising comments made about the new designs of the Daleks concerning fan reactions, it was later decided that the new models would serve as an "officer" class above these soldier variants. The Moffat and Davies-era Daleks were later intermingled in [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'' to put the matter to rest. | * Initially, the new Daleks were going to replace those of the [[Russell T Davies]]-era Time War design, but due to polarising comments made about the new designs of the Daleks concerning fan reactions, it was later decided that the new models would serve as an "officer" class above these soldier variants. The Moffat and Davies-era Daleks were later intermingled in [[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'' to put the matter to rest. | ||
* This was the first Dalek story since [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', back in 2005, not to feature [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]], as well as the first Dalek story since then to not be a multi-parter. Furthermore, this was the first Dalek story since [[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' in 1984 not to show any Daleks levitating; from 1984's [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' to [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' in 2009, all Dalek stories featured the creatures doing so to disprove the infamous joke that the design of a Dalek makes it incapable of moving upwards. | * This was the first Dalek story since [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', back in 2005, not to feature [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor]], as well as the first Dalek story since then to not be a multi-parter. Furthermore, this was the first Dalek story since [[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' in 1984 not to show any Daleks levitating; from 1984's [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' to [[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' in 2009, all Dalek stories featured the creatures doing so to disprove the infamous joke that the design of a Dalek makes it incapable of moving upwards. | ||
* Like [[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'' in [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]], this episode is the third in the series, is a pseudo-historical, has a historical British figure play a prominent part, is penned by [[Mark Gatiss]], and is both preceded and followed by two episodes by the head writer. | * Like [[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'' in [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]], this episode is the third in the series, is a pseudo-historical, has a historical British figure play a prominent part, is penned by [[Mark Gatiss]], and is both preceded and followed by two episodes by the head writer. | ||
* This is the second Dalek episode in the new series to use the infamous "...of the Daleks" title scheme, the first being [[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''. | * This is the second Dalek episode in the new series to use the infamous "...of the Daleks" title scheme, the first being [[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* Mark Gatiss said in the ''Radio Times'': "They're bigger than they've ever been and in technicolour!" This would show that the new Daleks shall be different colours like the "classic" Daleks of the earlier eras. | *[[Mark Gatiss]] said in the ''[[Radio Times]]'': "They're bigger than they've ever been and in technicolour!" This would show that the new Daleks shall be different colours like the "classic" Daleks of the earlier eras. | ||
* This is the third time in the new series that the Daleks have been featured mid-way in the series, following [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' in series one and then in the series three two-part story [[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''. | * This is the third time in the new series that the Daleks have been featured mid-way in the series, following [[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' in series one and then in the series three two-part story [[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* The Daleks seen since series 1 were designed so that the eye stalk lined up with Billie Piper's eyes. The new Daleks are designed to match Karen Gillan's height. | * The Daleks seen since series 1 were designed so that the eye stalk lined up with Billie Piper's eyes. The new Daleks are designed to match Karen Gillan's height. | ||
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* While these Daleks are part of a fleet of ships that were wiped out by the Doctor, it is not clarified whether they were part of the [[Daleks of human origin|half-human faction]] from ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' or members of the [[New Dalek Empire]] from ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''. According to the nonfiction source ''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'', they are Daleks who survived the [[War in the Medusa Cascade]]. | * While these Daleks are part of a fleet of ships that were wiped out by the Doctor, it is not clarified whether they were part of the [[Daleks of human origin|half-human faction]] from ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' or members of the [[New Dalek Empire]] from ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''. According to the nonfiction source ''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'', they are Daleks who survived the [[War in the Medusa Cascade]]. | ||
* This episode aired on the same day the ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' episode ''[[Jaws of Orthrus (TV story)|Jaws of Orthrus]]'' was first broadcast on Disney XD in Britain. It also aired on the same day that ''[[The Korven (TV story)|The Korven]]'' was first broadcast on Network Ten in Australia. | * This episode aired on the same day the ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' episode ''[[Jaws of Orthrus (TV story)|Jaws of Orthrus]]'' was first broadcast on Disney XD in Britain. It also aired on the same day that ''[[The Korven (TV story)|The Korven]]'' was first broadcast on Network Ten in Australia. | ||
* Although [[Terry Nation]] originally based the Daleks on the Nazis, this is the first time the race has appeared in World War II - ironically, helping the British fight against the Nazis. | * Although [[Terry Nation]] originally based the Daleks on the Nazis, this is the first time the race has appeared in [[World War II]] - ironically, helping the British fight against the Nazis. | ||
* This is the second Dalek television story since ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'' to not show any Daleks in flight. | * This is the second Dalek television story since ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'' to not show any Daleks in flight. | ||
* "[[Jammie Dodger]]s" were added to the Doctor's list of favourite foods. He asked for them later. ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | * "[[Jammie Dodger]]s" were added to the Doctor's list of favourite foods. He asked for them later. ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
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* In the real world, the bulletproof spitfire engine was designed by Bill Dunn, whose daughter was [[Sheila Dunn]].<ref>https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/474380.obituary-actress-sheila-camfield/</ref> | * In the real world, the bulletproof spitfire engine was designed by Bill Dunn, whose daughter was [[Sheila Dunn]].<ref>https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/474380.obituary-actress-sheila-camfield/</ref> | ||
* This episode is the only appearance of the Scientist Dalek to date. | * This episode is the only appearance of the Scientist Dalek to date. | ||
*Near the end of the episode, Amy asks the Doctor "So, you have enemies, then?". This is the first part of a famous quote by Winston Churchill: "So, you have enemies, then? Good. That means that you stood up for something, once in your life." | |||
*Churchill's line that "If Hitler invaded hell, I would give the devil a good reference" is an inaccurate version of a remark by Winston Churchill in Parliament in reference to Stalin after Hitler invaded the Soviet Union "If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons". | |||
*When [[Mark Gatiss]] wrote the first draft, [[Matt Smith]] had not been cast as the Doctor. Gatiss wrote this early draft for a generic Doctor, though [[Steven Moffat]] commented it sounded like [[Jon Pertwee]] and Gatiss agreed. Once Smith had been cast, Gatiss watched ''Party Animals'', as well as anything else Smith was in that he could find. Gatiss used these to "download [his] speech patterns" and examine his energy and phrasing. | |||
*A scene cut from the episode explained how the Doctor and Churchill had known each other for a while. | |||
*This episode holds the record for the most Dalek props (with the exception of CGI, cutouts, toys and other illusions) used in a single story, with no less than eight Dalek models on-screen at the same time. | |||
*[[Mark Gatiss]] originally wanted there to be a green Dalek, but he decided that green "just doesn't seem to work somehow". A [[black Dalek]] was also rejected. | |||
*This is the first Dalek episode of the modern series to not show any Daleks in flight. | |||
*Originally, the episode would have concluded with the Doctor and Amy watching Bracewell enter the post office about which he had reminisced, and the crack in time would have been revealed on the wall of a nearby cottage in front of which the TARDIS had materialised. | |||
*[[Matt Smith]] later told ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'': "I never felt that we got the Dalek episode right the first time round, and I don't think we got the Daleks right". | |||
*This is the only episode in which the episode's writer appears on screen. | |||
*[[Steven Moffat]] inspired by a visit he made with his sons, Joshua and Louis, to the Cabinet War Rooms which had been Churchill's base of operations during World War II and were now a museum. For added variety, he decided that Churchill and the Doctor should already be old friends. | |||
*[[Matt Smith]] would later go on to star as Prince Philip in ''The Crown'', where Winston Churchill is played by John Lithgow in season 1. | |||
*Regarding the re-designed Daleks, [[Mark Gatiss]] later said: "When I saw the designs, I loved them in every respect apart from the hump. I said, "I think the hump is dodgy", because whatever has happened to the Daleks over the years, the fundamental pepper pot design has not been altered. It works. It's a design classic. What we've got now is...I think it's pushed just a little too far. They look fat. From the side, it looks as if they're slouching. Maybe if the head were bigger, to be more in scale? I think it's sad that the Daleks' new look has been the disproportionate focus of ire, because I love everything else about them. If it weren't for that hump, they'd be exactly what I wanted". | |||
*The term for the Daleks, "Bracewell's Ironsides," is likely derived from the actual "Hobart's Funnies" of the 79th Armoured Division of the British Army in World War II. They were Sherman and Churchill tanks modified with various unusual devices such as mine-clearing flails, flamethrowers, and bulldozers. These were named after the division's commander, Major General Percy Hobart, and were used in the Normandy campaign. | |||
*The line where Amy tells Bracewell that he's done well for a [[Paisley]]-boy is quite likely a reference to [[Steven Moffat]], who and hails from Paisley. | |||
*The Spitfire flown by "Danny Boy" is marked JE-J, which was the later WWII personal aircraft of Air Vice Marshal James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson CB,CBE,DSO, DFC when he became Wing Commander of 144 Wing (Canadian). | |||
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